Unit and multiple delivery coin holder



Aug. 1, 1939. T, o, WLL R 2,167,668

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This invention relates to coin delivery devices which include magazines for the several coins or tokens and which are used by conductors and others in discharging or delivering coins or tokens, and this invention relates particularly to the coin delivery mechanism of such devices.

The general object of my invention is to provide a structure of this character in which either one coin or a plurality of coins may be discharged at the will of the operator and at one actuation by a single stroke of a key.

Another object is to provide a structure of this character in which separate manually operable keys are provided which may be depressed, one for discharging a single coin and the other for discharging a plurality of coins and in this connection to provide an ejector and a coin support, the ejector being movable by the first named key relative to the magazine to eject a coin, the coin support being movable toward or from the magazine by the second named key to thus control the number of coins supported within the ejector, and a further object of this invention is to so arrange the keys that a depression of the second named key or number controlling key will in turn operate the first named or ejector key by one operation.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for supporting the coin supporting element, which means may be adjusted accurately to shift the coin supporting element and thus adjusted to support a predetermined number of coins within the ejector.

A further object is to provide an ejector mounted upon a swinging lever pivoted at its upper end to thus maintain a fixed space between the lower end of the magazine and the top of the ejector.

A still further object is to provide a supporting frame within which the magazine is mounted and so construct the frame that the magazine may be adjusted toward or from the top of the ejector to thus adjust the magazine to secure the exact required space between the lower end of the magazine and the upper end of the ejector to allow for the difference in thickness between old and new coins.

Still another object is to provide a skeleton frame to thus secure lightness and strengthen the frame by clamping the magazines in the frame at top and bottom, thus utilizing the strength of the tubes to strengthen the entire assembly.

A still further object is to provide a magazine having a top so formed as to permit the insertion of coins but further so formed as to permit vision .of the coins through the top of the magazine and permit the use of a pencil to dislodge a coin which is tilted across the magazine.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevation of a plurality or gang of magazines with a coin ejector mechanism;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the structure shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a section on the line 44 of Figure 1, showing an enlarged view of one of the magazines and the operating mechanism therefor;

Figure 5 is a like view to Figure 4, but showing the manner in which two keys are operated to discharge a single coin, the figure showing the parts in the discharging position;

Figure 6 is a vertical section from front to rear through the magazine and the actuating mechanism therefor, as shown in Figure 4;

Figure 7 is a section on the line 1-1 of Figure 6;

Figure 8 is a fragmentary section on a reduced scale on the line 88 of Figure 6;

Figure 9 is a section on the line 9-9 of Figure 5; V

Figure 10 is a side elevation of another form of my mechanism, the frame being in section;

Figure 11 is a front view of the structure shown in Figure 10;

Figure 12 is a like view to Figure 10 but showing the magazine tipped to cause the discharge of coins from the ejector.

Figure 13 is a section on the line l3-l3 of Figure 10;

Figure 14 is a side elevation partly broken away showing another form of my coin delivery mechanism;

Figure 15 is a front elevation thereof;

Figure 16 is a section on the line l6l6 of Figure 15;

Figure 17 is a side elevation of still another form of coin delivery mechanism, the ejector and the lower portion of the frame being broken away.

Referring to these drawings, in Figure 1 I have illustrated a bank or gang of magazines each designed to contain a pile of superposed coins of a single denomination. The magazines will,

therefore, differ in diameter to fit the diameter of the various coins. To prevent confusion, all the magazines are shown as of substantially the same diameter. Inasmuch as the operating mechanism of each of the magazines is the same, a description of the operating mechanism for one magazine will apply to all.

From Figures 1, 2 and 3, it will be seen that each magazine It] is supported at its upper end by a plate apertured for the passage of the magazine. The front end of each plate I! is formed with a bead l2 and the rear edge with a bead I3. The front margin of each plate is notched by a slot I4, as shown in Figure 3, and passing through the front head is a bolt l5 having nuts H5 at its ends. The rear beads l3 have extending through them the bolts having nuts l8 at its ends. The lower end of each magazine extends through a plate |9 which is slotted at 20 (Figure 1) and through the front bead 2| extends a bolt 22 having nuts 23. The rear end of each plate I9 is beaded at 24 and extending through this bead is a bolt 25 having nuts 25. End plates 21, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, have apertures through which the several bolts pass, and the nuts of these bolts bear against the outer faces of these plates 2?, as shown in Figures 1 and 2. Each plate 21 carries upon it the hooks 28 whereby the several magazines, as a whole, may be supported upon a belt. Disposed between the beads of each plate H and i3 are the intermediate Vertical braces 29 and 39 shown most clearly in Figures 4 and 5. Thus a frame is formed which is rigid and which rigidly supports the several magazines.

Each magazine I is cylindrical in form and at its upper end is provided with a central opening 3|, as shown in Figure 3, and the margin of this opening at diametrically opposite points is slotted at 32, one lip of each slot being turned upward, as at 32 the other lip being turned downward as at 33. The coin cannot pass through the aperture 3| as this aperture has too small a diameter to permit this, but the coin may be inserted through the slots 32. The central aperture 3| permits a pencil or other implement to be inserted into the magazine to force any coin which may have been stuck in a slanting position into a position at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the magazine.

Each plate I l, as shown most clearly in Figures 4, and 7, is formed with the downwardly extending laterally disposed ears 33 and pivoted to these ears are the two depending levers 34, the pivots for these levers being designated 35. These levers are connected by a cross bar 33, as shown in Figures 6 and '7, so that both levers operate together. Each lever is formed with a longitudinally extending slot 31, as shown in Figures 4 and 5. Carried by the lower ends of these levers is a nearly annular or what might be termed a split annular, coin receptacle which constitutes an ejector and which is designated 38 and is best seen in Figure 8. This, in the normal position of the parts, as shown in Figures 4 and 6, is disposed immediately beneath and in register with the magazine, the ejector having the same diameter as the magazine. This ejector has two arms 39 which are connected to the plate 35 and the ejector swings, therefore, with the levers 34 from the position shown in Figure 4, to the position shown,

in Figure 5. It is to be understood at this point that while in order to secure a proper strength for the ejector 38, I have shown two levers 34, one on each side of the magazine, that only one lever 34 might be used, though I prefer two for reasons of strength, as before stated. The lower end of the levers with the ejector ring 38 is normally disposed entirely within a casing 4|], shown in Figures 4 and 5, this casing being rectangular in horizontal section and open at its forward end, as shown in Figure 8. The sides of this casing are slotted at 4|. At the rear the casing is formed with a bead 42 which engages over the bead 24, as shown in Figure 6, while at its forward end, the side walls of this casing have ears 43 shown in dotted lines in Figure 2, through which the bolt 22 passes. The bottom of the casing, as shown in Figures 2 and 5 is formed with an opening 48 to permit the discharge of coins into the hand as the ejector shifts from a position shown in Figure 4 to the position shown in Figure 5.

The coins in the ejector ring 38, as shown in Figure 6, are supported by means of a supporting plate 44. This plate extends forwardly through the rear opening in the ejector ring 38 and is supported by means of a vertical rod 45, as shown best in Figure 6. This rod at its lower end is riveted to the plate and the rod passes upward through the rear of the plate l9 and through the rear of the plate H and is provided at its upper end with the jam nut 46 which bears against a knurled nut 41, which in turn bears against the plate I This rod is vertically movable through the plates l9 and II, as shown best in Figure 5. The rod is urged downward by means of the compression spring 48 which bears at one end against the plate I and at the other end against a pin 49 extending through the rod. Thus any upward movement of the rod compresses this spring. An intermediate portion of the rod is screw threaded at 50 and mounted loosely upon this rod for vertical adjustment is a plate 5| which is held in place by the opposed nuts 52. By adjusting these nuts upward or downward, the plate 5| may be adjusted upward or downward. This plate has its side margins turned downward to form flanges 53 and the lower edges of these flanges 53 are concavely curved slightly at 56, as shown best in Figure 5.

The lower plate I9 is formed on each side with upwardly extending ears 55 and pivoted upon a transverse rod 56 mounted in these ears are the two levers 5?, one disposed on each side of the magazine. Each lever is angular in form to provide an arm 58 and an arm 59. The arm 59 extends forward and has its upper edge rounded at 50. Each arm 58 is provided adjacent its end with an outwardly projecting pin 6|.

As before stated, the upper plate I! has the downwardly extending ears 33 and pivoted to these ears, as previously stated, are the levers 34. These levers extend downwardly exteriorly of the angular levers 5! and the pins 5| of the arms 58 extend into the slots 31 previously referred to. These pins 6| also extend beyond the inner faces of the levers 57, as shown in Figure 9, and mounted upon this inwardly projecting portion of the pins 5| are the levers 62 which are connected at their forward ends by transverse finger bars 63 shown in Figure 6. The rear ends of the levers 32 carry inwardly extending pins or studs 64 which, when their parts are in the position shown in Figures 4 and 6, bear against the rear ends of the underfaces of the flanges 53. It will be seen, therefore, that as the levers 62 are depressed, they will rock upon the pins 6| and the pins or studs 64 will lift the plate 5| and lift with it the rod 45 which in turn lifts with it the coin support 44. This lifting movement of the rod 45 is against the action of the spring 48. Surrounding the rod 56 is the coiled spring 65. At the middle, this spring is formed with the arm 66, which bears against the magazine. On each side of this arm, the spring 65 is coiled in opposite directions and then extended to form arms 61, which bear against the pins 64 carried bylevers 62 as shown in Figs. 6 and 7. Thus it will be seen that as the levers 62 are depressed by key 63, that the spring 65 will be placed under tension and this spring will act-to return the key formed by the levers 62 to the initial position, that is, the position shown in Figures 4 and 6.

It will now be seen that the coins A, as in Figure 6, will rest upon the supporting plate 44 and that in the normal position of this supporting plate, a certain predetermined number of coins will be supported within the ejector 38, the plate supported with the upper face of the uppermost coin on a level with or only slightly above the upper edge of the ejector. If now the key formed by the levers 59 is depressed by striking the cross bar 59 with the finger, the depression of the lever 57 from the position shown in Figure 4 to that shown in Figure 5, will cause the outward swinging movement of the lever 34, carrying the ejector 38 from the position shown in Figure to that shown in Figure 5, and permitting the four coins to be ejected.

It is to be particularly understood, of course, that while Figure 5 shows the levers 34 as swung forward and the ejector as swung forward, that this Figure 5 also shows the key formed by the levers 62 as being depressed, whereas if the key formed by the arms 59 of levers 5'! is alone depressed, no effect is had upon the levers 62, they remaining approximately in the same position as that occupied in Figure 4, but merely swinging forward with the levers 34 and with the pins 64 merely riding over the under edges of the flanges 53 without lifting the rod 45, and under these circumstances, four coins or the number of coins which can be contained within the ejector, will be discharged.

Figure 5 shows the action of the mechanism when the key formed by the lever 62 is depressed. The first action of this lever is to tilt upon its fulcrum 5i and the pin 64 rides against the lower edges of flanges 53 and lifts up on the plate 5|, which lifts up on the rod 45, thus lifting the support 44 upward to the position shown in Figure 5, so that the whole body of coins within the magazine is lifted and only one coin is left within the ejector. A further depression of the levers 62 will cause the lower face of the bar 53 to bear against the upper face of the bar 5% of levers 51 and will cause the depression of these levers 5l' from the position shown in Figure 4 to the position shown in Figure 5, thus shifting the ejector to the position shown in Figure 5. Thus one actuation of either key 59 or 62 will cause the discharge of coins, the one manual actuation of key 59 acting to reduce the number of coins discharged and simultaneously discharge the coins.

While in Figure 6 I have illustrated the coin support 44 as being so adjusted as to support four coins within the ejector 38, it may be adjusted to support five coins within this ejector, or it may be adjusted to support normally only three or two coins within the ejector. This is secured by loosening the nuts 52 and loosening the jam nut 46 and then rotating the knurled adjusting nut 49 to draw the rod 45 upward so as to support either three coins or two coins within the ejector. When the'rod has been adjusted, the jam nut 46 is turned down to hold the knurled nut 49 in this adjusted position and then the plate Si is adjusted so as to bring its flanges into contact with the fulcra or stud 64 and then held in this adjusted position by tightening the nuts 52 against the plate 5|. Under these circumstances, a depression of the levers 51 will cause the ejection of say three coins or two coins and a depression of the lever 62 will cause the ejection of one coin or the rod 45 may be so adjusted that while a depression of the key formed by the levers 57 will discharge four coins, a depression of the key formed by the lever 62 will discharge say two coins instead of one, etc.

It will, of course, be obvious that the supporting plate 44 of each separate magazine may be differently adjusted from the adjustment of the plate for any other magazine. It will also be obvious that while I have described this mechanism as being particularly adapted for coins, that tokens might be discharged therefrom.

It will be seen that I have provided a mechanism which is so constructed that one or a predetermined number of coins may be discharged from a magazine at the will of the operator and by a single actuation. It will further be seen that by adjusting the rod 45 up or down by means of the nuts 47 and 46, I can adjust the coin supporting plate 44 nearer to or further from the lower end of the magazine to thus decrease or increase the effective depth of the ejector 38, the adjustment secured by the nuts 52 and the cam plate 5| being such as to secure exactly the proper lift of the coins within the ejector as to cause the discharge of a predetermined number of coins upon the depression of the lever or key 62. Inasmuch as the ejector is mounted upon the ends of the pendulum-like levers 34, it follows that, after a magazine has been adjusted within the supporting frame, that a fixed space will always be maintained between the upper edge of the ejector 38 and the lower edge of the magazine l0, and that the magazine l0 may be adjusted through the frame by loosening the nuts l6 and 23 to thus secure the exact space required between the lower end of the magazine and the upper edge of the ejector to allow for differences in the thicknesses of old and new coins.

This adjustment of the magazine relative to the ejector and also relative to the coin support 44 is very important. Where four new or thick coins are being discharged as in the instance shown in Figure 6, the top coin is even with the bottom of the magazine or only very slightly below it, and there is a space between the bottom of the magazine and the top edge of the ejector 38. This space if accurately adjusted, will permit the ejection of four new coins or the ejection of four old or worn coins, if the magazine is properly adjusted relative to the top of the ejector. This adjustment is secured by loosening the bolts I5 and 22 and shifting the magazine slightly within the openings of the supporting plates II and H2. The distance between the ejector 38 and the lower edge of the magazine I must be such that the ejector shall always sweep the correct predetermined number of coins from beneath the magazine and such that no lowermost coin in the magazine will be partly in the magazine and partly in the ejector, as if this is 75 the case, the ejector cannot operate. Hence it is very necessary that the magazine and the ejector shall have relative adjustment toward or from each other and that the magazine shall be relatively adjustable to or from the coin supporting plate 44.

It will also be noted that the supporting frame for the magazines and allied parts is very light and that the magazines themselves being clamped at top and bottom within this frame, acts by reason of their tubular form to strengthen the entire assembly.

While I have illustrated the details of construction and particular arrangement of parts which I believe to be thoroughly effective for the purpose intended, I do not wish to be limited to this as it is obvious that many changes might be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims, and

-- it is deemed to be obvious that more levers than the levers 92 may be used to secure a predetermined movement upward of the coin supporting plate 44, so that, for instance, upon a depression of one lever, the coin supporting plate will move upward the thickness of one coin and upon and that a continued movement of the said actuated lever will cause the depression of another lever or key, the coin supporting plate will move upward a distance equal to the thickness of two coins, etc., the depression of the key 59 or lever acting to eject the contents of the ejector 38.

In Figures and 16, I have illustrated various varient forms of my invention. In these figures, I have illustrated only one magazine but it is to be understood that a number of these magazines may be associated with each other in the manner illustrated in Figure 1.

In Figures 10 to 13, I have shown a construction in which from one to five coins may be selectively discharged from the magazine by the operation of certain keys. In these figures, 61 designates a frame having the two integral wings 68, these wings at their forward ends being held together by bolts 69 and spacing sleeves 10. The

. magazine I! is open at its lower end, as previously described, and mounted upon the magazine is a clamp 12 having trunnions 13 which engage the wings 68 of the frame and provide means whereby the magazine is pivotally supponted upon the frame for swinging movement, as shown in Figures 10 and 12. The clamping member 12 is held clamped upon the magazine by means of the bolt M, as shown in Figure 11. Extending downward from this clamping member is a plate 15 having apertures through which the shanks of keys extend, as will be later described. The lower end of the magazine is provided with a clamping ring 19 held in clamped position upon the magazine by means of the bolt H. The cap 18 of the magazine, which cap is constructed, as shown in Figure 3, is provided with the outwardly projecting lug l9 and the clamping ring 16 is also provided with an outwardly projecting lug 80. Extending through these lugs is the vertically disposed bolt 8l which at its lower end carries the coin support 82. The upper end of this bolt BI is screw threaded and bearing against the lug 19 are the two nuts 83, thus providing means whereby the coin support may be vertically adjusted and held in its adjusted position. This bolt or rod 8| also carries upon it the plate or cam 84 shown most clearly in Figure 13.

Inasmuch as the magazine swings upon the pivots 13, the ejector is stationary, as shown in Figure 12. This ejector 85 is nearly annular in form and is provided with the two rearwardly extending spaced wings 86 which are attached to the rear wall of the frame 61. The coin support 82 can swing forward through the space between the wings or ejector supports 86 to the position shown in Figure 10 or can swing rearward from above the lower opening of the ejector, as shown in Figure 12. When it is swung forward, the coins are supported within the ejector and when it is swung rearward, these coins are allowed to discharge through the open lower end of the ejector.

For the purpose of selectively adjusting the coin support 82 nearer to or further from the upper end of the ejector 85 to thus predetermine the number of coins which shall be discharged from the magazine when the magazine is swung to the position shown in Figure 12', I mount upon each side of the magazine, levers 8'! and 88. These levers are connected to each other by pivot pin 89 and pivoted by 89 to a corresponding ear 90 which is carried by the clamping ring 16 but extends rearward toward the rear wall of the frame 61. Mounted upon each of these levers is a pin 91 engageable beneath the cam plate 84, these pins being shown as projecting beneath the opposite ends of the cam plate in Figure 13.

Referring particularly to the lever 81 shown in Figure 10, it will be seen that this lever above the pin 9| is provided with two outwardly projecting studs 92 and 93. Extending through the plate 15 is the shank 94 of an upper key 95 and the shank 98 of a lower key 91. The shank 94 extends straight inward and then is formed with an upwardly inclined portion having a slot 98 into which the pin 93 projects. The shank 96 extends straight inward from the key, then extends upward at an obtuse angle and is provided with a longitudinally extending slot 98 of the same character as the slot for the shank 94 but extending at a steeper angle.

It will be obvious now that if the key 95 be forced inward, it will raise the lever 8! upon its pivot and that the pin 9| engaging beneath the plate 84 will lift this plate a short distance, thus lifting the coin support 82 a distance equal to the thickness of one coin, assuming that when the coin support 82 is fully lowered, a maximum of five coins may be deposited thereon. The lifting of the lever 81 b the key 95 will not in any way affect the key 9! because the slot 98 is concentric to the pin 89 and the pin 92 simply travels through the slot 98. The depression of the key 95 will cause four coins to be discharged from the ejector. If it be desired to discharge three coins from the ejector, the key 91 is forced inward. The depression of this key will cause a greater turning movement of the lever 81, a slightly greater movement of the cam plate 84, and the coin support 82 will move upward until only three coins are left between the support and the upper edge of the ejector. The lever 88 on the opposite side of the machine is constructed similarly to the lever 81 and two keys 99 and H10 are associated with this lever and operate in the same manner as the keys 95 and 91, except that upon the depression of the key 99, the lever 88 will be tilted to an extent which will lift the coin support 82 upward until only two coins are supported between this coin support and the upper end of the ejector 85, and upon a depression of the key I09, the lever 88 will be tilted so as to lift the coin support to a point where only one coin will be disposed between coin support and the upper edge of the ejector. Thus one, two, three or four coins may be ejected by a single actuation, depending upon the depression of a particular key. Of course, after any one of the keys have been. forced inward fully, a. continued inward pressure will shift the magazine from its vertical position, as shown in Figure 10, to a position where its lower end is out of alinement with the ejector 85 and where the coin support 82 is entirely withdrawn from the ejector, thus allowing the coins to fall through the ejector.

For the purpose of discharging five coins, I mount upon the clamping ring I6 or upon the magazine itself or upon the lower end of the plate I5, a key IOI. The inward pressure on this key does not raise or lower the coin support 82 and hence upon the depression of this key IOI, the magazine will swing rearward, as shown in Figure 12, and five coins will be discharged.

It will be understood that in Figure 12, the coin support 82 has been shown as having been adjusted by the key 95 to permit the discharge of four coins. The magazine is swung back into its normal position immediately that pressure on any one key is released by means of a spring I02 attached to the frame and coiled around the transversely extending pivot pin 89. The cam plate 84 against which the pins 9I bear is vertically adjustable upon the rod BI in the manner shown most clearly in Figure 6, and is held in this adjusted position by the two nuts I03 which have screw threaded engagement with the rod 8I. It is reiterated that the single depression or actuation of any one key acts to select and discharge the coin or coins.

In Figures 14, 15 and 1G, I have shown another modification in which the magazine and coin sup port are fixed, the ejector is relatively movable, and in which three keys are provided for controlling the ejection. of one coin, three coins or five coins.

In this form of my invention, the frame includes two side plates I04 having forwardly projecting arms I05 and I 06 at top and bottom, these arms being held in proper spaced relation by the bolts I01 and sleeves I08. Attached to the lower ends of the side plates I04 is the U-shaped member I09 extending below and in spaced relation to the vertical magazine I II]. The member I09 has a web III extending beneath the ejector, the web being slotted at its forward end. The ejector is a sliding ejector and is of the form shown in Figure 16, namely, a nearly annular portion II2 with rearwardly extending arms II3, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 16. Pivoted upon webs I05 supported by the bolts I01 are two arms H4. These arms or levers II4 extend into notches H5 in a medially disposed web H5 and the arms II3 of the ejector are fast to this web so that when the arms or levers II4 swing forward, the ejector will be slid forward out from beneath the magazine H or into approximately the position shown in Figure 5. The arms II3 are laterally flanged at H3 This ejector slides on the web III. For the purpose of sliding the ejector forward out of coincidence with the lower end of the magazine and out from above the plate I I8 which forms part of the frame and is disposed below the ejector when the latter is in its normal position, as shown in Figure 14, I provide a pair of bell crank levers 1, one on each side of the frame and connected by a cross bar I I8, this cross bar constituting a key. These bell crank levers are pivoted upon plates H9 carried by the bolts I08 and IIiI as shown in Figure 14. The pivots for the levers are designated I20. These levers I I I carry at their upper ends the outwardly projecting studs I2I, which project through slots I22 formed in the arms and levers II4. Thus it will be obvious that when the key H8 is depressed, the levers II4 will be swung forward and will carry the ejector I I2 forward from its position in register with the magazine to a coin discharging position.

Extending downward through the frame is the coin support carrying rod I23 which is of practically the same structure as the rod 45 shown in Figures 6 and 7, and carries at its lower end the coin supporting plate I24. This rod is adjustable by means of the nuts I25 which act the same as the nuts 46 and 41 in Figure 6, and the rod carries upon it the plate I26 adjustably held upon the rods by upper and lower nuts in the manner disclosed in Figures 6 and 10. The rod I23 remains at all times parallel to the magazine H0.

As illustrated in Figure 14, the coin support I24 at its lowest position is adapted to support a maximum of five coins between it and the lower end of the magazine and thus if the key IIO be depressed, five coins will be discharged, but I have provided means whereby selectively a less number of coins may be discharged and to this end, I mount upon the pivot pins I 2|, the two levers I27 connected by a cross bar I28 constituting a key. Also pivoted upon the pins I2I are the two levers I29 connected by a cross bar I30 constituting a key. Each of these levers I29 has a downwardly extending angular lug l2! extending beneath the corresponding lever I21. Thus when the levers I21 are depressed by the key I28, it will cause a depression of the levers I20. The levers I29 at their rear ends are provided with the inwardly projecting studs I3I which engage beneath the plate I26 in the same manner as the studs 64 engage beneath the plate 5| in Figure 6.

When the key I30 is depressed, the lever I29 will be depressed until the key I30 strikes the key I28, and then if the two keys I30 and I28 are depressed further, they will strike key II8 which will cause the ejector to be swung out from beneath the magazine. The depression of the key I30 into engagement with key I28 will lift the coin support I24 to such an extent that only one coin will be supported between the top of the coin support and the lower end of the magazine and when the key H8 is successively depressed, one

coin will be discharged. A depression of the key ber I24 between it and the upper end of the ejector and so three coins will be ejected when the key H8 is fully depressed. A depression of key I I8 by itself will simply cause the outward swinging of the magazine and the discharge of the maximum number of coins the ejector will hold.

Thus by the mechanism shown in Figures 14, 15 and 16, one, three or five coins may be ejected and it is obvious that by the provision of more keys operating on the same principle, that anywhere from one to five coins may be ejected.

In Figure 1'7, I have shown a very simple form of my mechanism in which the magazine I32 is mounted upon the frame I33 in an obvious manner. Swingingly mounted upon the upper arms I34 of this frame are the downwardly depending arms I35 disposed one on each side of the magazine. These arms at their lower ends carry the ejector I36 of the same form as that shown in Figure 6, the arms I35 being connected at their lower ends by a web I31. Mounted upon the frame in any suitable manner is a vertical rod I38 carrying at its lower end the coin support I39 of the same form as that shown in Figure 16, and normally extending into the ejector I36. This coin supporting rod I38 is vertically adjustable to take care of changes in thicknesses of coins, etc., by means of the nuts I38 engaging the rod and bearing against the top of the frame in an obvious manner. The web I3! at its forward end is provided with a key I40 whereby the arms I35 with the ejector may be swung forward out of a position of registry with the magazine I32. For the purpose of adjusting the coin support I39 to support a less number of coins than those normally discharged by the ejector, I provide the plate I4I and the integral key I33 swingingly mounted upon a pintle I42 carried by the web I31 and disposed immediately beneath the lower end of the rod I38. Through ke I43 passes a screw I44. When this key I43 is engaged by the finger, the screw I44 will swing upward, shifting the plate I4I with it and when the key I43 has been lifted as high as permitted by the web I37, the plate I4I will have lifted the coin support I39 a predetermined distance, such a distance, for instance, as will permit the discharge of only one coin by the ejector. Assuming that the coin supporting plate has been adjusted in Figure 17 to support two coins upon it, then when the key I40 is pulled forward, the ejector will swing out from beneath the magazine and beyond the coin supporting plate, and two coins will be discharged, but if it is desired to discharge only one coin, the operator presses upward on the key I43, thus elevating the coin support so that only one coin will be discharged by the ejector. It is obvious, of course, that this mechanism might be used to discharge five coins or three coins or four coins and two coins, depending entirely upon the adjustment of the rod I38 and the adjustment of the screw I44. The levers or arms I35 are swung back to normal position by means such as the spring or springs I45.

It will be seen that in all forms of my invention, I have provided a change making machine which includes a magazine (or a number of magazines) and selectively operable means associated with each magazine and operable to eject a predetermined number of coins from the magazine or a predetermined less number of coins, and that I have illustrated the fact that the magazine may either be fixed and the ejector be mounted for swinging movement, or that the ejector may be fixed and the magazine mounted for swinging movement relative thereto.

What is claimed is:

1. A coin delivery mechanism, including a magazine open at the lower end, an open-bottomed ejector normally in register with the magazine and receiving coins therefrom, said ejector constructed to hold a predetermined maximum number of coins, a coin support carried by the magazine, the ejector and magazine being mounted, one for movement relative to the other into or out of register with each other, manually operable means for shifting the magazine and ejector relative to each other into and out of registry, and key actuated means for shifting the coin support upward within the ejector to reduce the effective depth of the ejector and to reduce the number of coins supported therein.

2. A change making mechanism of the character described, including a magazine open at the bottom and a split annular ejector open at the top and bottom and normally disposed immediately beneath the magazine to receive coins therefrom, a coin support disposed in aligned relation to the magazine and extending into the ejector, the ejector and magazine being relatively movable into or out of registry with each other, and key operated means for shifting the coin support relative to the bottom of the magazine to thus control the number of coins ejected upon a predetermined movement of the operating means, a further movement of the operated means acting to shift the ejector and magazine with the support relative to or out of register with each other to secure the discharge of coins.

3. A coin discharging mechanism, including a magazine open at the bottom, a split annular ejector open at top and bottom and normally disposed immediately beneath the magazine to receive the coins therefrom, a coin support extending into the ejector and in relation to which the ejector is relatively movable, the support extending into the ejector when the ejector is in registry with the magazine, key actuated means operatively connected to the coin support to shift it relative to the upper end of the ejector to thus regulate the number of coins which may be supported within the ejector, and key actuated means for relatively shifting the ejector and the magazine and coin support out of registry with each other to permit the discharge of coins from the ejector.

4. A coin discharging mechanism, including a magazine open at the bottom, a split annular ejector open at top and bottom and normally disposed immediately beneath the magazine to receive the coins therefrom, a coin support extending into the ejector and in relation to which the ejector is relatively movable, the support extending into the ejector when the ejector is in registry with the magazine, key actuated means operatively connected to the coin support to shift it relative to the upper end of the ejector to thus regulate the number of coins which may be supported within the ejector, and key actuated means for relatively shifting the ejector and the magazine and coin support out of registry with each other to permit the discharge of coins from the ejector, the second named key actuated means being manually movable independently of the first named key actuated means but the first named key actuated means, upon a predetermined movement thereof engaging with the second named key actuated means to cause its movement.

5. A coin delivery mechanism, including a magazine open at its lower end, a manually operable ejector normally disposed in registry with the magazine, the ejector and magazine being relatively movable into or out of registry with each other, a coin support extending into the ejector, the coin support being mounted for movement toward or from the upper end of the ejector to thereby predetermine the number of coins receivable within the ejector, a vertically movable rod operatively supported upon the magazine and carrying said coin support, a key operated lever having a projection operatively engaging said rod and lifting the rod and coin support within the ejector upon a movement of said key operated lever in one direction, and means operated by the further movement of the lever acting to shift the ejector and magazine out of registry with each other to permit the discharge of a coin or coins from the ejector.

6. A coin delivery mechanism, including a magazine open at the lower end, an ejector open at its top and bottom and normally in registry with the magazine and receiving coins therefrom, the ejector being constructed to normally hold a predetermined number of coins, a coin support carried by the magazine and extending into the ejector when the ejector is in registry with the magazine, the ejector and magazine being mounted one for movement relative to the other, a manually operable key actuated means for shifting the coin support upward within the ejector to thereby reduce the effective depth of the ejector and reduce the number of coins supported therein, a second manually operable key actuated means disposed below the first key actuated means and constructed and arranged to cause the shifting of the ejector and magazine out of registry with each other, the second key actuated means being operable independently of the first key actuated means but operation of the first key actuated means operatively engaging the second key actuated means tocause its actuation when the first key actuated means is operated.

'7. A coin delivery mechanism of the character described, including a magazine open at its lower end, a split annular ejector normally disposed in registry with the lower end of the magazine and open at its top and bottom, a vertically movable rod extending parallel to the magazine and supported in parallel relation thereto at all times, a coin support carried by the lower end of the rod and extending into the ejector through the split thereof below the magazine, the rod being vertically movable with relation to the magazine and ejector, and key actuated means operatively engageable with the coin support and rod and when actuated shifting the coin support toward the upper end of the ejector tothus reduce the number of coins supported within the ejector and shift the ejector and magazine relative to each other out of registry to permit the discharge of coins from the ejector.

8. A coin delivery mechanism of the character described, including a magazine open at its lower end, a split annular ejector normally disposed in registry with the lower end of the magazine and open at its top and bottom, a vertically movable rod extending parallel to the magazine and supported in parallel relation thereto at all times, a vertically adjustable member carried by said rod, a coin support carried by the lower end of the rod and extending into the ejector through the split thereof below the magazine, the rod being vertically movable with relation to the magazine and ejector, a pivoted lever constituting a key operatively engaging the ejector and causing the ejector to move out of registry with the magazine and coin support upon a predetermined depression of the key, a second lever constituting a key and pivoted above the first named lever, a stud on the second named lever operatively engaging said vertically adjustable member on the rod and causing a predetermined upward movement of the rod and coin support upon a depression of the second named key, the second named key being arranged and constructed to cause the magazine and ejector to relatively shift out of registry with each other upon a further depression of the second named key beyond the point where it has actuated the coin support.

9. A coin delivery mechanism of the character described, including a magazine open at its lower end, a split annular ejector normally disposed below the lower end of the magazine and in registry therewith, a coin support extending through said split into the ejector, a lever pivoted at its upper end adjacent the upper end of the magazine and supporting said ejector at its lower end whereby upon a swinging movement of the lever in one direction the ejector will be carried out of registry with the magazine, and manually operable means for shifting the lever to carry the ejector out of position beneath the magazine.

10. A coin delivery mechanism of the character described, including a magazine, a supporting frame therefor, the magazine being open at its lower end, a split annular ejector disposed below the magazine and open at its upper and lower ends and normally disposed in registry with the magazine to receive coins therefrom, a lever pivoted upon the frame adjacent the upper end of the magazine and at its lower end carrying the ejector, a coin support carried by the frame and normally disposed within the ejector and beneath the magazine, key actuated means for shifting said lever in a direction to carry the ejector out of registry with the magazine and with the coin support to permit the discharge of coins from the ejector, a spring for returning the ejector to its normal position, a second key actuated means operatively engaging the coin support and acting to lift the coin support within the ejector upon a depression of the second key actuated means, and resilient means for returning the coin support to its initial position when the second key actuated means is released.

11. In a coin delivery mechanism, a vertical coin magazine, and an upper plate and a lower plate each having an aperture through which the magazine extends, each of said plates having a slot extending from one edge into the magazine aperture, an upper pair of bolts operatively engaging the upper plate, one of said bolts passing through the slots in the upper plate whereby the upper plate may be clamped upon the magazine and bolts passing through the lower plate, one of said bolts extending through the slotted margin of the second named plate whereby that plate may be clamped upon the magazine, frame members connecting the upper pair of bolts with the lower pair of bolts and connecting each pair of bolts, an ejector associated with the magazine and normally disposed beneath and in registry with the lower end of the corresponding magazine I and designed to contain a predetermined number of coins, and means carried by the plates for shifting the ejector into or out of registry with the lower end of the magazine, the magazine being adjustable through the plates relative to the ejector to compensate for variations in the thickness of the coins.

12. A coin delivery mechanism of the character described, including a vertically disposed coin magazine open at its lower end, a frame engaging the magazine, an ejector supported by the frame and normally disposed in registry with the lower end of the magazine and adapted to receive coins therefrom, the ejector being oscillatable across the magazine, and manually operable means for shifting the ejector and magazine relative to each other to carry the ejector and magazine out of registry with each other and permit the discharge of coins from the ejector, the magazine being normally retained against longitudinal movement and adjustably secured to the frame, for movement through said frame toward or from the upper edge of the ejector to compensate for differences in the thicknesses of different coins.

13. A coin delivery mechanism including a supporting frame, a magazine carried by said frame and open at its lower end, a split annular ejector normally disposed below and in registry with the lower end of the magazine to receive coins therefrom, a rod carried by the frame and extending parallel to the magazine, the rod being vertically movable within the frame, a spring urging the rod downward, a coin support carried by the lower end of the rod and extending into the ejector when the ejector is in registry with the magazine, a plate carried by the rod and adjustable vertically thereon, a U-shaped lever pivotally supported upon said frame adjacent the upper end of the magazine and at its lower end supporting the ejector, a manually a-ctuatable lever pivot-- ed upon the supporting frame operatively engaging the first named lever to swing it away from the rod and supporting plate upon a depression of the manually actuatable lever to thus permit the discharge of coins from the ejector and a second manually depressible lever disposed above the first named lever and pivotally supported thereby, the second named manually actuatable lever having a stud engageable with said plate on the rod and acting, as the second named manually actuatable lever is depressed, to lift the rod and the coin supporting plate a predetermined distance, the second named manually actuatable lever engaging the first named manually actuatable lever upon a further downward movement of the second named manually actuatable lever to thereby cause the outward movement of the ejector.

14. In a coin delivery mechanism of the character described, a supporting frame, a vertically disposed magazine carried by the frame and open at its lower end, a U-shaped lever pivoted upon said frame, a split annular ejector carried by the U-shaped lever and normally disposed beneath the lower end of the magazine and in registry therewith, the arms of the U-shaped lever being vertically slotted intermediate its length, a coin supporting plate carried by the frame and extending into the ejector when the latter is in a position of registry with the magazine and levers pivoted at their rear ends to the frame adjacent the lower end of the magazine, each lever having a forwardly extending arm, and means connecting said forwardly extending arms and constituting a key, each of said last named levers having an upwardly extending arm provided with a pin extending into the corresponding slot of the U-shaped lever whereby as the second named lever is depressed, the ejector will be swung out from beneath the magazine and away from the coin supporting plate.

15. A coin delivery mechanism, including a supporting frame, a magazine pivoted at its upper end to said frame for swinging movement, a coin ejector carried by the frame and open at both ends and disposed below the lower end of the magazine, a vertically movable coin support carried by the magazine and disposed in spaced relation to but beneath the lower end of the magazine, an element operatively connected to the coin support for vertical movement therewith, opposed independently operated levers pivoted on each side of the magazine, each lever having an inwardly projecting stud, the element having a plate with which said studs are adapted to engage upon a swinging movement of the corresponding lever, each lever also having a pair of outwardly projecting studs, a pair of keys for each lever having slotted end portions engaging the outwardly projecting studs, the throw of any one key being different from the throw of any other key whereby to cause a differential movement of said levers and a differential vertical movement of the coin support, each key after its full depression operatively engaging the magazine to swing the magazine rearward from above the ejector, and means independent of said keys for swinging the magazine rearward from the ejector.

16. A coin delivery mechanism, including a supporting frame, a vertical magazine open at its lower end, an ejector swingingly mounted for movement from a position of registry with the magazine to a position out of registry therewith, a coin support carried by the frame and extending into the ejector when the ejector is disposed beneath the magazine, a key rigidly connected to the ejector whereby it may be swung manually out of registry with the magazine, a second key pivoted for vertical movement upon the first named key and disposed beneath the first named key, an adjusting screw extending through the second named key and adapted to limit the swinging movement of the second named key, and a plate rigidly connected to the second named key and disposed immediately beneath the coin support whereby when the second named key is swung upward towards the first named key, the plate will lift the coin support a predetermined distance.

17. A coin delivery mechanism including a magazine open at the lower end, an open-bottomed ejector normally in register with the magazine and receiving coins therefrom, a coin support carried by the magazine, the ejector and magazine being mounted one for movement relative to the other into or out of register with each other, and key actuated means for shifting the coin support upward within the ejector to reduce the effective depth of the ejector and reduce the number of coins supported thereby by a single manual operation.

18. A coin discharging mechanism, including a magazine open at the bottom, a split annular ejector open at the top and bottom and normally disposed beneath the magazine to receive the coins therefrom, a coin support extending into the ejector and in relation to which the ejector is relatively movable, the support extending into the ejector when the ejector is in registry with the magazine, key actuated means for relatively shifting the ejector and the magazine and coin support out of registry with each other to permit the discharge of coins from the ejector, and key actuated means operatively connected to the coin support to shift it relative to the upper end of the ejector to thus regulate the number of coins which may be supported within the ejector, said last named key actuated means engaging the first named key actuated means upon a predetermined downward movement of the second named key actuated means to thus cause a selection of coins and the action of the ejector upon a single actuating movement.

19. A coin delivery mechanism, comprising a magazine, a frame supporting the magazine, selective means carried by the frame and movable relative to the lower end of the magazine and longitudinally thereof, coin receiving and ejecting means disposed beneath the lower end of the magazine and having said selector means movable vertically therein, the ejector means being shiftable away from the selector means to discharge coins, and means operable by a single manual movement to adjust said selector means for selecting a predetermined number of coins and to actuate the ejector means for the dis= charge of the selected predetermined number of coins.

20. A coin delivery mechanism, comprising a coin magazine having an open lower end, a frame within which said magazine is supported, a coin receiver disposed normally at the lower end of and concentric with the magazine and constituting a split annulus designed to contain a predetermined number of coins, a coin supporting member extending into said annulus through the split thereof and supported to have movement in the annulus along a path extending longitudinally of the magazine, said annulus and magazine being supported in the frame to have relative movement whereby they may be shifted from their concentric relation, and means so constructed and arranged that upon shifting of the annulus and magazine from their concentric relation, said coin support will be shifted to select a predetermined number of coins in the annulus and the said number of coins will be discharged therefrom.

21. A coin delivery mechanism, comprising a magazine having an open lower end, a frame for and within which said magazine is mounted, a split annulus normally disposed beneath the lower end of and concentric with the magazine, said annulus constituting a coin receiver and ejector and the annulus and magazine being supported for relative movement in the frame whereby they will be removed from the said concentric relation, a coin selector and support extending through the split of and into the annulus, carrying means for said support whereby the support will be shifted through said split relative to the annulus when the annulus and magazine are moved from said concentric relation, and means constructed and arranged to shift said support in the annulus and longitudinally of the magazine immediately preceding the movement of the magazine and annulus out of said concentric relation.

THOMAS O. MILLER. 

